Distributed Multimedia Through Broadband Communication Services (Artech House Communications Library) - Hardcover

Keinath, Robert; Minoli, Daniel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0890066892 ISBN 13: 9780890066898

Publisher: Artech House Publishers, 1993

Synopsis

Specifically written to address the business opportunities and challenges facing corporate managers, this book is also intended for use by corporate planners, communications managers, consultants and other telecommunications network professionals. The book focuses on the networked aspects and requirements of multimedia, describing how today's desktop multimedia systems will continue to evolve towards client/server applications and remotely distributed systems. It addresses such topics as video-conferencing, platforms (PCs and workstations), digital video encoding techniques and ATM advances in WANs.

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Distributed Multimedia Through Broadband Communications Services Focuses on the networked aspects and requirements of multimedia, describing how systems will continue to evolve towards client/server applications and remotely distributed systems. Topics covered include video-conferencing, platforms, digital video encoding techniques and ATM advances in WANs. Full description

About the Author

Daniel Minoli is one of the most popular authors on the telecom and networking technology shelf, with more than a dozen well-received guides to his credit. The newly appointed CTO of a startup wi-fi ISP, he is the former President and CEO of InfoPort Communications Group; former Director of Engineering and Development at cable giant Teleport Communications Group, now part of AT&T; and a former Senior Member of the Technical Staff at AT&T. His books include the first handbook in the industry, "Telecommunications Technology Handbook." Among his recent works are the highly rated "Web Commerce Technology Handbook; SONET-Based Metro Area Networks;" and "Ethernet-Based Metro Area Networks, " written with Peter Johnson.

Edition details

• Publisher: Artech House Publishers
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0890066892
• ISBN 13: 9780890066898
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 311